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December 30, 2012
New Years Resolution
Have you given any thought to your New Years Resolution? How about your first grader? Have you thought about talking to your child about what a New Year Resolution is?
Our first writing assignment will be what our New Year Resolution is? Please take a few moments and talk to your child what a good goal will be to kick the new year off! Goal setting will be the topic this year! Have fun!
Our first writing assignment will be what our New Year Resolution is? Please take a few moments and talk to your child what a good goal will be to kick the new year off! Goal setting will be the topic this year! Have fun!
December 10, 2012
Before Christmas Break
Decorating Gingerbread Houses
Volunteers Welcome
Volunteers Welcome
Breakfast and Yankee Swap
Thursday December 20, 2012
Game Day
Game Day
Friday December 21, 2012 PJ Day and Polar Express
(We will be doing activities with the other first grade classrooms.)
(We will be doing activities with the other first grade classrooms.)
December 9, 2012
Books Books Books
How many of us love love love books?
When you hear the word books- what does your mind picture?
Are you a reader? Don't answer yet.
On an average day how much do you read? Don't answer this one yet either.
Do you read books, novels, or (in 1st grade language) "Chapter Books? How Much?
Do you read texts, an email, all the forwards your friends forward
Do you scroll through status updates (that's reading).
We are all readers in our own way.
We all have out nitch in something. Right now why don't we help our child find their nitch in reading and read with your child every night
Share these reading moments with your kids but teach them how to read with a variety of reading material.
We have a varitiy now we just have to find our kids varsities.
I have
Skinny Books
Fat Books
Wide Books
Long Books
Short Books
Books with no words
Books with very little words
Books with very big words
Books with
Books about Animals
Books about Bears
Books about Carrots
Books about Dinosaurs
Books about Elephants ( I think)
Books about Fish, Fly Guy, Frogs and Toads
Books about Golden Tickets
Books about Halloween and other Holidays
Books with iguanna's and igloos
Books about Jets ummmmm I know there has to be another j
Books about K
Books about Lyle Lyle Crocodile
Books about Mrs. Smith
Books about Napping
Books about the Ocean
Books about Pets and books that have poetry
Books about Quarters and other money
Books about Rabbits and a Holiday with Rabbits
Books about Snakes, yuck, Santa Clause,
Books about Time,
Books about animals Underground.
Books about Valentines Day
Books about Whales, and how Words are spelled
Books about Xan wait who's Xan
Books about yellow things
Books about Zebras and a book named Zec
Book Cart Books
Book Cart Books are due back every Tuesday.
Book cart books are Just Right Reading Level Books that are chosen by your child and brought home to read for 1 week.
Each Tuesday a parent volunteer comes in and spends about 2 hours selecting students to come and self-select just right books. These books are your childs reading level. These books should be a little hard at first for your child but after reading the book 3 times or more then your child should breeze through the book.Needless to say reading a book over and over again is great practice for your child.
Your child can read these books to their pets, to you, to grandparents, friends who come over. This is a great opportunity to show off your child's reading ability!
Please take the time to read these books a few times with your child. Return these books by Tuesday and your child will select another set! If your finding they are to hard please let me know!
What is a QR Code?
A QR code is a Quick Response to anything that I would like.
All I need is a smart phone
A downloaded app that can scan QR Codes.
Access to the internet.
I would like to use a QR code in my classroom so we can...
1. Show off our reading ability.
2. Show off our work.
3. Read a story that was written by us.
4. Give directions.
5. Give spelling tests.
6. Visit a website.
7. Instruct
8. Plan
9. Document
10. Have fun!
October 22, 2012
Good Morning Class October 22, 2012
On the start of the school week, our class likes to do one word whip-share. So here we go...
Mrs. Smith- Gymnastics
Rhayne- Gymnastics
Charlotte- Sleepover
Gabrielle- birthday
Skyler- pet
Isaac G- Sleep
Talia-Game
Madilyn- sleepover
Emma- Florida
Adrianna- hockey
Emily S. - kitten
Angel-my cat
Lucas- move
Desmond- soccer
Dylan-hat
Nicholas-football
Owen-skateboard
Brooks-friend
Brayden- penalty box
Lauren- field hockey
Mason- house
Marin-soccer
Emily B fishing
Mrs. Smith- Gymnastics
Rhayne- Gymnastics
Charlotte- Sleepover
Gabrielle- birthday
Skyler- pet
Isaac G- Sleep
Talia-Game
Madilyn- sleepover
Emma- Florida
Adrianna- hockey
Emily S. - kitten
Angel-my cat
Lucas- move
Desmond- soccer
Dylan-hat
Nicholas-football
Owen-skateboard
Brooks-friend
Brayden- penalty box
Lauren- field hockey
Mason- house
Marin-soccer
Emily B fishing
October 19, 2012
2012-2013 First Class Post
Good Morning Class
Today is October 19, 2012 and it has taken us over 1 month to get our blog up and running! Welcome to the school year 2012-2013! I am very excited to introduce our blog to our class. Our first question to our students is...
What kind of work do your parent do?
Brooks- My mom works at a school she does.... I can't remember I think gym. My dad works ummmm... thinking.... My dad works on the computer all day and sometimes he comes home early to bring out dog out to go to the bathroom.
Lauren- My Mom and Dad both do Real Estate and do send out cards.
Skylar- My mom works at Kmart and she is at the service desk. Daddy works... I forget.
Isaac- My dad works and stares at the computer all day.
My mom is hair stylist and she cuts peoples hair.
Angel- My mom and Dad are home resting.
Emily Scott- mom cleans and dad works on a roof.
Owen- My mom works at a school and my dad is a music teacher.
Rhayne- My mom does not have work but my daddy does. Daddy works as a execurity (security)
Nicholas- My mom works at Sherwood Hight's and she is a teacher. My dad works at Advance auto parts and today is his last day.
Emma- My mom works at Walters its a restaurant. Daddy works at a dumpster place called M-Wack.
Adrianna- My mom is a hygienist. My dad works in the night driving a train.
Gabrielle- My mom works at Subway and Dad builds phone towers. (Adrianna's mom is my hygienist.)
Emily B. My is a nurse and when she doesn't have to work on at night she stay's up. My dad works on cars in Portland.
Marin my mom works at a high school-Edward Little
Brayden- My mom works at IDEXX Lab and Dad works at Mainly Tubs.
Charlotte- my doesn't work she just goes to school. (Mrs. Smith says going to school is a job and it is a very important job) Just like all 1st graders have a job to learn. Charlotte's mom is doing her job- which is learning!
Talia- my mom stays and home and takes care of my sister. My dad goes to school.
Mason- My dad works in Portland and he goes ummmmmmmmm and works at Toyota. Mom works at St. Mary's in the operating room.
Dylan- My mom works ummmmmm. I can't remember and Dad works at LLBean.
Lucas- I don't know what my parents do.
Desmond- My mom and dad just work. Mom works on the computer from her work. Dad just works.
Today is October 19, 2012 and it has taken us over 1 month to get our blog up and running! Welcome to the school year 2012-2013! I am very excited to introduce our blog to our class. Our first question to our students is...
What kind of work do your parent do?
Brooks- My mom works at a school she does.... I can't remember I think gym. My dad works ummmm... thinking.... My dad works on the computer all day and sometimes he comes home early to bring out dog out to go to the bathroom.
Lauren- My Mom and Dad both do Real Estate and do send out cards.
Skylar- My mom works at Kmart and she is at the service desk. Daddy works... I forget.
Isaac- My dad works and stares at the computer all day.
My mom is hair stylist and she cuts peoples hair.
Angel- My mom and Dad are home resting.
Emily Scott- mom cleans and dad works on a roof.
Owen- My mom works at a school and my dad is a music teacher.
Rhayne- My mom does not have work but my daddy does. Daddy works as a execurity (security)
Nicholas- My mom works at Sherwood Hight's and she is a teacher. My dad works at Advance auto parts and today is his last day.
Emma- My mom works at Walters its a restaurant. Daddy works at a dumpster place called M-Wack.
Adrianna- My mom is a hygienist. My dad works in the night driving a train.
Gabrielle- My mom works at Subway and Dad builds phone towers. (Adrianna's mom is my hygienist.)
Emily B. My is a nurse and when she doesn't have to work on at night she stay's up. My dad works on cars in Portland.
Marin my mom works at a high school-Edward Little
Brayden- My mom works at IDEXX Lab and Dad works at Mainly Tubs.
Charlotte- my doesn't work she just goes to school. (Mrs. Smith says going to school is a job and it is a very important job) Just like all 1st graders have a job to learn. Charlotte's mom is doing her job- which is learning!
Talia- my mom stays and home and takes care of my sister. My dad goes to school.
Mason- My dad works in Portland and he goes ummmmmmmmm and works at Toyota. Mom works at St. Mary's in the operating room.
Dylan- My mom works ummmmmm. I can't remember and Dad works at LLBean.
Lucas- I don't know what my parents do.
Desmond- My mom and dad just work. Mom works on the computer from her work. Dad just works.
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